In 1959, the Ludlow Typograph Company ran a contest at their booth at the Graphic Arts Exposition (repeating a similar contest of 1939) pitting Ludlow slugline composition against hand typesetting. The Ludlow won, of course. This booklet gives the results.
Topics: ludlow, linecasting, slugline composition, typesetting
A brochure advertising the Ludlow Supersurfacer. This machine is an auxiliary machine optionally used in conjunction with the Ludlow Typograph Machine (a noncomposing linecaster) to mill a very small amount off of the printing surface of Ludlow slugs. This improves the face of the slug, and is especially important when casting large point sizes where the very flat face necessary for good printing is difficult to achieve solely by casting.
Topics: printing, linecasting, slugline composition, ludlow
A manual for the Ludlow Supersurfacer (an auxiliary machine used in conjunction with the Ludlow Typograph Machine). No parts list; for a later version of this manual which includes an illustrated parts list, see http://www.archive.org/details/LudlowSupersurfacerInstructionsPartsOrange
Topics: ludlow, letterpress printing, linecasting, slugline composition
An instruction manual and illustrated parts list for the Ludlow Supersurfacer (an auxiliary machine used in conjunction with the Ludlow Typograph Machine).
Topics: ludlow, letterpress printing, linecasting, slugline composition
A brochure advertising a matrix storage cabinet for the Ludlow Typograph Maachine. This is an earlier version of the large "Universal" Ludlow cabinet, with fixed wooden partitions in the cases. Later versions feature removable plastic case divisions and are (in my experience) silver rather than green in color. I find the illustrations in this brochure particularly interesting because of the vertical channel for accommodating advertising figures (etc.) and for the use of removable...
Topics: ludlow typograph, linecasting, slugline composition, letterpress printing
An un-illustrated third-party operator's guide to the Ludlow Typograph Machine.
Topics: ludlow typograph, linecasting, slugline composition, letterpress printing
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A syllabus for a course of instruction on the Ludlow Typograph Machine for the New York city Schools. Project No. 12PR65RT.
Topics: ludlow typograph, linecasting, slugline composition, letterpress printing
